Joining the Sect

Mount Shu.

A lone peak rose above a thousand splendid crags. Ten thousand rays of rosy light gathered into an immortal array where the Two Principles revolved around a single breath of supreme purity.

"What a magnificent array..."

Sword light flashed. Fang Qing gazed at the immortal array and could not help praising it.

"Our sect's array was established by Patriarch Yuan Mu. It came from the Sky Scripture and is anchored by a divine talisman... Countless demons dare not trespass. It can also illuminate the past and perceive the subtlest secrets."

Su Qinghui said coolly, "Over the centuries, who knows how many demonic thieves and unorthodox cultivators have disguised themselves to sneak into Mount Shu and steal our arts? The array reduced them all to dust..."

Fang Qing felt no pressure. He walked calmly into the array, with Tu Yushu following behind him.

But as Tu Yushu looked over the array, every blade of grass and every tree, his eyes grew more bewildered. "This place... I feel as though I've been here before..."

Su Qinghui and Shen Yanqiu exchanged a glance, then turned into two streaks of sword light and passed through the immortal array to the Sword Qi Soaring Pavilion.

This was the cultivation residence of Xuan Chan, the Mount Shu Sword Sect's sect master.

Xuan Chan was an eighth-generation disciple of Mount Shu. His cultivation was unmatched under heaven; he had long since reached the Dharma Body realm and commanded many rare treasures. The depths of his power were unfathomable.

Now he casually held up an ancient bronze mirror and cast a spell, bringing the figures of Fang Qing and Tu Yushu into view.

Stroking his beard, he smiled. "Another of the Seven Swords has returned. The righteous path's great flourishing cannot be far off... Do either